Friday, June 22, 2007
News Falling out between co-leaders of the Black Mafia Family
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 2:03 AM
The Flenorys and more than 20 of their alleged associates are scheduled for trial in August. The federal investigation into the Black Mafia Family was the subject of a three-part CL series published last year.
Meech, a flashy Atlanta-based hip-hop entrepreneur who is legendary on the streets and associated with rappers such as Atlanta's Young Jeezy and Brooklyn's Fabolous, is charged along with his brother with running a continuing criminal enterprise — a federal crime that can carry a life sentence. The brothers have been jailed since October 2005 while awaiting trial in their native Detroit.
Much of BMF's criminal activity, however, took place in the organization's Atlanta hub — which Meech allegedly helmed — as well as the L.A. one allegedly manned by Southwest T. And, according to a motion filed June 20, some of that activity occurred after the brothers suffered a falling out in 2004.
"While the government did not initially acknowledge that this split occurred, they do now acknowledge it," the document states, "and many wiretapped conversations include discussions between Terry Flenory and others about the then-existing rift between Terry Flenory and Demetrius Flenory."
The document, filed by Meech's Atlanta-based lawyer Drew Findling, contests the relevance to Meech's case such evidence s federal wiretaps on Southwest T's phone. The wiretaps netted more than 900 pages of transcribed calls, but the only mention of Meech has to do with the split between the brothers, the document states.
For instance, during a July 2004 call between Southwest T and a federal inmate called "Shep," the inmate asks Southwest T how his brother is doing, to which he replies, "Losing his mind man. We don’t even speak. He lost his mind."
In another call, Southwest T says of Meech, "Shit, that crazy motherfucker running around over there. He mad at me. He letting them motherfuckers put that shit in his head. He don’t even know why he is mad."
Meech has not been caught on a wiretap, and the majority of witnesses described in the thousands of pages of documents filed in relation to the case incriminate only Southwest T.
However, at least four of the brothers' co-defendants have given statements to the feds, and there are other witnesses — including confidential informants — who could testify against Meech.
According to the motion filed yesterday: "At this time, much information remains unknown to this defendant—such as which co-defendants will actually be tried with Demetrius Flenory, what defenses these co-defendants will present, whether these co-defendants will take the stand, and which co-defendants’ statements the government intends to introduce at trial."
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Meech will be just fine. The same country that is killing innocent people in Iraq is now trying to institute slavery again. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
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What does Iraq and slavery have to do with this story? The only people enslaved were the ones addicted to the drugs they sold and those who think that this lifestyle is glamorous. Do you know how hard it is to see this generation of black men turn into such a waste? They have managed to undo what took us 400 years to overcome in 20 years. Martin must be turning over in his grave seeing what's happening to our people. It's a shame.
Dude, Irag, Slavery, drugs, oil, all that shit has to do with the other. Are you that blind man? Anyway Meech will be fine, if the system they has been put into order is right then there's noway in the world that you can convict him, no phone conversations, no nothing but snitches and rats. This is crazy. We are wasting tax payers money on ,eech, the man is free. Martin Luther King will be just fine, we have a long way to go as people and we want see that much change in our generation. I'm a realist. We have no real leaders in our community, it all starts with the man in the mirrior. Take a look at yourself. People have family's and kids and they are responsible for feeding them.. They have to eat, you can't eat off of 8, 9, 10 dollars a hour, that's chump change. Crackhead money! Negro please!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I DON\\\'T KNOW WHAT WOODS YOU LIVE IN .BUT IN THE REAL WORLD IT\\\'S HARD OUT HERE WHICH WOULD LEAD PEOPLE TO DO THINGS IN LIFE THAT THEY DON\\\'T WANT TO BUT HAVE TO . I DON\\\'T PASS JUDGEMENT ON ANYONE AND WHO\\\'S TO SAY THAT THERE\\\'S ANY TRUTH TO THIS .AND IF SO THEY DIDN\\\'T DO IT BY THEMSELF . WHITNEY COULDN\\\'T GET A NICKLE BAG THROUGH THE AIRPORT. NOW WE\\\'RE MOVING AND SHAKING LIKE THAT ....... GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!!
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